Collar-finishing machine.



F. W. NEVENS.

COLLAR FINISHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, I944.

1 1 34 548. Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON D. 3

' FRANK W. NEVENS, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

COLLAR-FINISHING MACHINE. I

Toall whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK W. NEvENs, citizen of the United States, resident of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Finishing Machines, of which the following is a specification. V

My invention relates to that class of finish ing' machines used for finishing turn downcollars. These have usually been finished on a curved plate having an edge upon which the fold of the collar is seated, the iron being moved back andforth over the fold during the finishing operation. I have found that a sharp bend or fold is made in the collar, resulting'in the cracking and breaking of the fabric and making it extremely difiicult to pull a tie back and forth between the folds ofthe collar'in adjusting it to make the knot. I p

. The object,,therefore, of my present invention is to provide a finishing support for a collar which will cause a comparatively 25.

bro'adjfrounded bend or fold to be made in the collar and thereby prevent the cracking or breaking'of the fabric in ironing.

A further object is to form a broad roundedfold in the collar whichwill pro vide a considerable space between theinner and outer fold in which the tie will lie and have freedom of lengthwise movement for adjustment in tying.

1 A'further ob ect isto increase the capacity structionwhich' will permit theplacing of. a

of the finishing machine providing a con- 1 collar upon one finishing support while the operation offinishing'is being performed on j another support.

Other obj ects of the invention willappear I from the following detailed description. 1

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as here- 'inaft'er described and particularly pointed 45 1 T In the accompanymg drawings forming out in the claims.

part of this specification, Figurel is a front view, of a finishing machine embodying-my invention, Fig. 2 is a-detail sectional view of the finishing head. and support, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the finishing device, Fig. 4 is a d' etail sectional view, showing the preferred construction of the collar supportl v c In the drawing, 2 represents a suitable frame, having a top 3. Upon this top abase mounted and-provided withahub 5.

Specification of. Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6,1915.

:A ppHeation filed May 4, 1914. Serial No. 836,158.

The base 4 has a bearing 6 for a revoluble' member 7 seated thereon. This member is preferably'in the form-of a flattened ring held in place on the base by a shoulder Sand provided with operating handles 9. Upon this member v7 an upright collar support 10 v is mounted, curved to correspondfitojthe curvature of acollar and of suitable diameter and preferably less than a full circle and greater than a semi-circle. I prefer'to provide two of thesesupports on the mem her 7, arranged opposite one another in p0sition to allowthe operator to place acollar on one support while another collar is being finished upon the other support. The supports are preferably made of metal and each support has acornparativelybroad, curved 1'2 edge 11 forming a seat for the fold of the collar, the outer surfacebeing inclined inwardly, as indicated at 12, while theinner surface, as indicated at113, is substantially straight. The effect of this construction is I to finish the inner folds fiat against the inner, surface of thesupport, while the outer fold is bent inwardly so that the lower edges of the collar will be close together, while :in

easily therein and greatly-1 facilitatethe forming of the knot. Oftentimes ties of cer.

tain material will stick between the folds of the fold therein sufficient space will bespro- 'vided'sto allow a tietoslidesmoothly and the collar 'andthe tie will be torn in attempting to pull it to its tying position 9O All this objection to the ordinary way of finishing a'collar is avoided and by making "the-;']oroad, curved fold in the collar, all danger of cracking and breaking the fabrici at the point 'where the fold is made is-eliminated, and the life ofthe collar is greatly prolonged. Obviously-this form of support can bemodified in-various ways, my purpose I being 'to-widen the fold to suchan-ext'ent I that breakage of the collar 'will be prevented and the tie will slide easily therein.

the "collar support. temporarilyl during the finishing-operation Such means may consist of a pin 14 carried by a spring strap'lz'i "'th at is secured at one end to the frame of the machine, as a't 16 and projects beyond the base and member 7, thereby allowing the frame at its other end inposition where-the operator can 'be nd the strap downward and "withdraw the pin fromthe socket 17 in the member -7 to be revolved to shift the position of the collar supports. Witheach movement 1.00 Su-itablemeans are provided for locking 7 of the revolving member the pin will slip into the socket 17 as soon as they are in register and lock the member against further movement in either direction. This locking means may, of course, be modified in any suitable way. 7

An upright shaft 18 projects through the hub 5 and supports a head 19 on which irons 20 are mounted, said irons having grooves 21. therein and heated by an electric current delivered through conductors :22 in the usual way, said grooves 21 being adapted to receive the upper edge of the collar support preparatory to the finishing operation. The heads 20 are mounted to rock on bearings 20 and are provided in their outer ends with pins 20. Springs 21, preferably in fiattened form, are pivoted at one end on the head 19 and have downwardly turned outer ends 21 which bear on the pins 20 and hold the irons down with a yielding pres sure but allow them to rock in passing back and forth over the ends of the collar. A. standard 23 is arranged below the collar support and has bearings for the shaft 18 therein, and a collar 24; is splined on said shaft and held against longitudinal movement by the standard 23, but allows the shaft to slide freely therein. This collar is provided with an arm 25 connected by a pitman 26 with a gear 27 that is driven through a gear 28 and a belt 29 from a motor 30. A rocking movement will thereby be imparted to the collar 24: and the shaft 18, which movementwill be continuous as long as the machine is in operation. A lever 31 is pivoted in said frame and has a fork at one end connected with a. collar 32 on the shaft 18 which bears. on a spring 33 carried by said shaft. A treadle 34 is pivoted in the machine frame and connected by a rod 35 with the lever 31, and when this treadle is depressed the shaft 18 will be pulled down against the tension of the spring 33 to seat the irons on the collar support, and the rocking of the shaft will move the irons back and forth over the collar until the finishing operation is completed. I prefer also to provide a rod 37 connected at one end with-the treadle and slidable in the frame at its opposite end and having an adjusting nut 37 by means of which the stroke of the treadle'is regulated and a spring 37 is coiled on the said rod and attached to said frame and to the treadle and put under tension whenthe treadle is depressed for returning the treadle to its normal position and raising the finishing heads to a point out of contact with the collar support. A stop 38 is preferably provided in the collar support against which one end of the collar is seated, the other end of the collar extending to a point near or at some little distance ing upon the size of the collar, the support being made of suflicient length to accommodate anysize of collar. For the purpose of holding the end of the collar down on the support I prefer to provide a clip 39 secured to the lower portion of the support and having a hooked end to extend over the upper edge of the support and engage the end of the collar to prevent it from tilting upwardly during the finishing operation.

To use the machine, the operator will place a collar on the support adjacent to the position where the operator is standing, and then turn the revoluble member 7 until the support is beneath the irons. Then by operating the treadle the irons will be moved into contact with the collar and kept in that position until the collar is properly finished. While the finishing operation is being performed, another collar is being placed on the second support, ready to bemoved beneath the irons when the revolving member is again operated.

In various ways the details of construction herein shown and described may be modified and still be within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a collar finishing machine, a pair of collar supports having edges forming a seat for a collar placed thereon, a member upon which said supports are arranged, a finish ing head adapted to engage the fold of a collar placed on said supports, said member being revoluble around the center of their supporting base, whereby one support may be positioned to receive a collar, while the other support is in the finishing position beneath said head.

2. The combination, with a collar support having an edge forming a seat for a collar, of a continuously oscillating finishing head and mechanism for moving said head into engagement with the fold of a collar on said support, said mechanism including a shaft having a longitudinal and rotary movement.

8. The combination, with a collar support, of an upright shaft, and means forrocking the same, a finishing head having a rocking movement on its support, means yieldingly resisting said rocking movement and means for moving said shaft lengthwise to engage said finishing head with thecollar on said support or disengages it therefrom.

of a'shaft, a finishing head carried by said a shaft, and having a rocking movement, a spring device supported by said shaft and having a bearing on said head to yi'eldingly resist the tilting of said head, and means for moving said shaft lengthwise to seat said finishing head on a collar or remove it therefrom. 1

5. A collar finishing machine comprising a rotating member, a pairof collar supports thereon having curved rounded surfaces to receive the collars, and an oscillating finishing head mounted adjacent to said supports its axis of oscillation being in the path of movement of the axes of the supports.

6. A collar finishing machine comprising a rotating member having a pair of curved.

collar supports thereon, and an oscillating ironing head mounted foralternate engagement with said supports.

7 A collar finishing machine, comprising, in combination, an oscillating ironing head, a revoluble base, and a plurality of collar supports mounted upon said base, and arranged to be brought beneath said head by the revolution of said base.

8. A collar finishing machine comprising a rotating base, a collar support for a turndown collar thereon, a shaft eccentrically mounted with respect to said base, an ironing head carried by said shaft and adapted to contact with the collar on said support,

means for rocking said shaft to oscillate thereon having curved supporting edges in the form of segments of a circle and in op posing relation to one another upon said base, an oscillating ironing head having its axis eccentric with respect to said base and concentric alternately with said supports during the rotation of said base, and mechanism for engaging said ironing head with the collar on said supports, one supportbeing in position to receive a collar while the other collar is being finished.

In Witness Whereof,I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of April, 1914.

FRANK W. NEVENS. WVitnesses:

EDWARD A. PAUL, GENEVIEVE E. SORENSEN.

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